help writing a function or a script. (lemmy.one)

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i'm trying to basically make a shortcut for krabby (see link) so i dont have to type <krabby name (pokemon name)> to see a specified pokemon. basically how can i make a script that passes the and to the output of what i type next?

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

this sounds like something you can do by setting up a command alias as well:

alias [pokemon name] = '[command and options go here]'

i.e. alias update='sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y'

or in your case: alias pikachu = 'krabby name pikachu'

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